Leadership

How To Ask High Profile People For Help

I often am asked how do I get high profile guests like Seth Godin, Greg McKeown, Guy Kawasaki, Ben Moon, Tommy Caldwell, David Wilcox, Conrad Anker, Rob Bell, (all 159+ episodes […]

Getting Clear On What You Value Most

I’ve had some conversations recently about purpose and meaning. Most people want to hurry up and attempt to tackle the big presenting issue like, I hate my job, I’ve got […]

How to Have Creativity Like A Drug Dealer

Growing up, my next door neighbor was a drug dealer. He’d smuggle his delivery from his house outside to his curbside customers in an old vacuum cleaner. They’d roll up, […]

Knowing You Can’t Go Back To The Old Way

I’m learning about the difference between change and transformation. Change is iterative and revisionary. Transformation is becoming someone different. When transformed, our core beliefs and needs revolutionize which result in […]

Permission Slip to Rest and Give Yourself a Break

I want to share what I’ve learned about rest. Resting and being lazy is not the same. People like us can be pretty driven and focused. We can quickly feel […]

Permission Slip to Fail and The Voice of Empathy

Friends, I think you might be able to relate to this story. I get quickly bummed out when I make mistakes. Living out loud for the world to see amplifies […]

Leave No Good Thing Left Unsaid

I have an experiment for you. I know the holidays are stressful, over-scheduled, over-spending, over-eating and lots of time with friends and family. Here’s my idea-What if we left no […]

Become Apart of The Solution

I remember taking over a sales organization, and on my first conference call one individual openly said, “We can just lie to the customer.” You’ve heard it too. “It is […]

Changing Your Mind

What you believe today, you probably won’t in five years. You might change your mind. You might decide you lean more to the middle than the left or the right. […]

Drafting On An Elbow

Joe was a recovering alcoholic who upgraded his addiction from booze to running. He told me if I tucked in close to his elbow and ran hard, he promised it […]